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Our master bedroom was way overdue for an update, so last week I decided to try and create a DIY faux shiplap accent wall. I have a love of all things farmhouse, and my husband has a love of all things comfortable

Put baby on the floor to crawl because he doesn’t want to be on my hip anymore Put baby in pack-n-play while I race through cleaning up the rest of breakfast Get baby out of pack-n-play Chase baby all over the house Close all the doors and try to corral baby Help my bigger kids with… life (opening juice box, fixing toy, taking armfuls of toys upstairs) Try to fold again Race outside in my pajamas with a baby on my hip (hope the neighbors don’t notice) Take cans to curb/wave at sanitation workers as they pull up to my house (wish that I had put on appropriate clothing) Warmly remind big kids of the importance of NOT WAKING UP THE BABY OR SO HELP ME. Hear fighting from the play room about promised snack Speed through rinse cycle and race to remind fussing children of certain siblings resting DON’T WAKE UP THE BABY!

So, even though I couldn’t make it to the shower, I sat down and thought about what I wished I had known all those years ago, and I decided to write these thoughts for you, my sweet friends who will be married young. Don’t listen to the lie that you didn’t. Don’t fall victim to the belief that there is anyone else out there who would complete your heart more perfectly than that sweet boy you have now. As you stand there on your wedding day before God and friends and family, remember this… God doesn’t just show up for the wedding and leave you at the altar.